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Uqudo , TECH5 provide biometric-based digital ID for electronic voting the Sultanate of Oman , providing remote voting capabilities to eligible voters outside the country on October 22nd , and within Oman on October 29th .
To be permitted to vote electronically , voters first scan their biometric identity cards using their smartphones , allowing the NFC chip on the ID to be read by the application . The system then verifies their identity using AI-based facial recognition and liveness detection technologies . The entire procedure takes less than a minute and is completed without any manual intervention , and voters ’ choices are not linked to their identity .
Following the successful application of a biometric-based digital ID platform , developed by uqudo and powered by TECH5 ’ s biometric technologies , for voter identity verification in the 2022 elections in Oman , the country used the same technology for verification of over 750,000 voters during the 2023 Shura Council ’ s member elections .
The electronic voting system via the Antakhib mobile app with the innovative biometric and digital ID platform was used for the first time in the history of Shura Council ’ s member elections within and outside
The incorporation of the innovative platform powered by biometrics into the Antakhib mobile app led to several significant improvements in the preparation and voting processes , including time-saving . The entire electoral process was organised in less than a week , compared to the three to four months required in the past , and making the voting process fast and easy .
Voters could cast their ballots from anywhere , and they did not have to travel to a polling station . Additionally , this innovative approach led to a reduction in the overall cost of the voting process , allowing voters to choose their representatives without visiting an electoral booth , and reduction in the number of election workers .
Kuwait based ZainTECH partners with Veeam to offers BaaS , DRaaS
ZainTECH announced a strategic partnership with Veeam Solutions , providing organisations with resiliency through data security , data recovery , and data freedom for their hybrid cloud . The two companies are set to bring Veeampowered solutions to market and to build dependable , enterprise-grade Backup as a Service , BaaS and Disaster Recovery as a Service , DRaaS offerings .
Working alongside Veeam , ZainTECH will be able to offer its customers a comprehensive and cost-effective way to scale their backup requirements and data management systems . Veeam ’ s solutions are provided through strong alliance partnerships and seamless technology integrations with cloud providers , including Amazon Web Services , AWS , Microsoft Cloud , and Google Cloud .
Commenting on the agreement , Andrew Hanna , CEO of ZainTECH said , “ This agreement underscores ZainTECH ’ s commitment to partnering with the best technology providers in the business to provide our clients with the most advanced array of products and solutions .
With Veeam ’ s remarkable technology portfolio in data backup and recovery , we are confident that this collaboration will not only enrich but elevate our clients ’ access to their invaluable digital assets and information .”
Mohamad Rizk , Regional Director of Veeam Solutions commented , “ The market for Data Protection as a Service is growing fast ; projected to be worth 21 $ B in 2026 . Furthermore , according to 2023 Veeam Data Protection Trends Report , organisations want to achieve the goal of having 52 % of their workloads in the cloud by 2024 .
This agreement reinforces our commitment to partner with the largest cloud providers in the region . With ZainTech , we will provide our customers the best DPaaS services in the market while maintaining our promise for Data Security , Data Recovery , and Data Freedom for their Hybrid Cloud environment .” p
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